User:Cecker1200/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Anti-Capitalism
 * This article is listed as a C-Class article, and pertains to the History of Socialism.

Lead
"The Lead lacks a description of the article's sections. However, it is concise and does adequately and clearly describe the topic of the article."


 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Content evaluation
"The article does a good job of giving relevant information about the topic, and it is well sourced. However, the article fails to mention anti-capitalist movements which criticize capitalism because of its effects on racial minorities. It lacks, for example, mention of any sort of Black Anti-Capitalist politics."

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
"The article does not contain any persuasive language or attempts to convince readers. The forms of anti-capitalism it chooses to cover are mostly represented equally. However, as mentioned above, it does fail to represent anti-capitalist movements that object to capitalism's effect on racial minorities."

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
"The sources used by the article are adequate and up to date. They reflect the wide viewpoints discussed in the article. However, the sections titled 'Barter' and 'Wage Slavery' completely lack any citations."

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
"The article is somewhat disorganized, as the section entitled 'Socialism' deeply incorporates Marxism, however there is also a very brief, less in-depth section titled 'Marxism'"

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
"The images that the Article uses are appropriate, well-captioned, and correspond with the content of the article."

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
"The article is a C-Class article. One issue that the talk page mentions is that of Fascism, as some users argue that it should be mentioned for its critiques of Capitalism. Other users, however, argue that its not part of the Anti-Capitalist movement, and its criticisms of Capitalism should instead be found in the Criticism of Capitalism article."

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Overall evaluation
"The article mostly does a good job of explaining what it chooses to explain, but it leaves out significant parts of the Anti-Capitalist movement. Additionally, sections of the article could be better sourced. Overall, the article needs to be further developed."

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